The Great Gatsby Vocab Flashcards
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Feign
(v) to imitate deceptively; pretend
Supercilious
(adj) behaving or looking as though superior to others
Incredulous
(adj) a person who is unwilling or unable to believe something
Wan
(adj) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion
Complacent
(adj) showing unsatisfaction with oneself or ones achievements
Contiguous
(adj) sharing a common border; touching
Languid
(adj) a person displaying or having a disinclination for physical activity
Strident
(adj) loud and harsh
Deft
(adj) neatly skillful and quick in ones movements
Clad
(v) dressed; clothed
Apathetic
(adj) showing or feeling no emotion
Innuendo
(n) an implication; allusive remark or hint
Vehement
(adj) passionate; showing strong feeling
Impetuous
(adj) impulsive; acting quickly without care
Vacuous
(adj) having lack of thought or intelligence; mindless
Corpulent
(adj) fat; overweight
Provincial
(adj) concerning a province of a country or empire
Din
(n) a loud, unpleasant noise
Divine Retribution
(n) punishment by God
Somnambulatory
(adj) related to sleep walking
Denizen
(n) a person who frequently visits a particular place
Ecstatic
(adj) feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness
Obstinate
(adj) refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action despite attempts to persuade one to do so
Nebulous
(adj) in the form of a cloud or haze; unclear, hazy
Laudable
(adj) an action or idea deserving praise
Ingratitate
(v) bring oneself into favor with someone by flattery; win over
Perturb
(v) make(someone) anxious or unsettled
Dilatory
(adj) to delay or procrastinate; inclined to waste time
Portentous
(adj) ominous, foreshadowing, predictive
Vicarious
(adj) (living) experienced through another person
Rancor
(n) bitterness, spite, hatred
Garrulous
(adj) excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Laden
(adj) heavily burdened; weighed down
Derange
(v) cause(someone) to become insane
Pasquinade
(n) a silly situation or a humorous imitation of someones style
Superfluous
(adj) more than enough; something is more than what is required, desired, or needed
Elocution
(n) the skill of clear and expressive speech
Forlorn
(adj) pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely
Settee
(n) a coach, sofa
Sporadic
(adj) occurring at irregular intervals; random
